- spine sign
- reluctance to flex the spine anteriorly, owing to pain, a sign of poliomyelitis or meningitis.
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spine sign
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Lhermitte sign — noun Electric sensations of the spine and limbs induced by flexing the neck forward … Wiktionary
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